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Types of apprenticeships

There are a lot of different careers in this sector. For some jobs you’ll need practical skills and creativity and in others you’ll need to be good at maths and science. An interest in how things work and problem solving skills will also help if you want to design, test and build tomorrow’s technology.

There are apprenticeship available in several sectors of engineering and manufacturing:

aerospace

automotive

metals

electrical equipment

electronics

marine

mechanical engineering

nuclear engineering

product design

civil engineering

Levels of apprenticeship

Apprenticeships have equivalent educational levels.

Name

Level

Equivalent educational level

Intermediate

2

GCSE

Advanced

3

A level

Higher

4,5,6 and 7

Foundation degree and above

Degree

6 and 7

Bachelor’s or master’s degree

Some apprenticeships may also give you an additional qualification, such as a diploma.

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